HB 762 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Require the department of fish, wildlife, and parks to publish a report on river usage

HB 762 requires Montana's Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks to publish a biennial report on river usage throughout the state. The bill amends the department's statutory duties to mandate this report, which would provide data on how rivers are used for activities like recreation and conservation. The requirement would take effect immediately and terminate on a specified date, with the report published every two years.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Vetoed
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Vetoed Jun 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill title was corrected to remove a duplicate word, and a sentence defining the source of funds for the river-use report was split into two for better readability. These changes are technical and formatting in nature, ensuring the legislation is clear and grammatically correct without altering the underlying policy or funding rules.
TECHNICAL

Corrected a typo in the bill title by removing the repeated word 'SECTIONS'.

Split a long sentence regarding the fund's composition into two sentences to improve clarity and readability.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025

How they voted

2920
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Apr 25, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
11 Yea 20 Nay 1
62% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
56
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Jun 27, 2025
Vetoed
(H) Veto Override
lower
May 27, 2025
Vetoed
(H) Veto Override Vote in Progress
lower
May 12, 2025
Vetoed
(H) Vetoed by Governor
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (29-20-1)
senate
Apr 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Fish and Game
upper
Mar 31, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (73-26-1)
house
Mar 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Fish, Wildlife and Parks
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Josh Seckinger
Josh Seckinger
DDemocratic
MT
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